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SOCCEROOS' coach Holger Osieck has revealed plans to isolate the team from Brazil's hedonistic temptations during next year's World Cup.

Speaking on the eve of Australia's clash with Brazil at the Mane Garrincha stadium on Sunday morning (EST), Osieck said a shortlist of coastal cities had identified preferred bases for the June 12-July 13 tournament.

Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo state in Brazil's southeast, is understood to have been already nominated by Football Federation Australia (FFA) to the game's governing body FIFA.

Osieck said the Socceroos would further assess their options in the coming days.

"After this game we will stay two more days and together with (Socceroos' team manager) Gary Moretti we will be on an inspection tour to look out at potential base camps," Osieck said.

"We have a list already set up and so we'll go there to have a look and find out which will be the most suitable location."

When asked what those cities were, Osieck replied:

"I don't recall all of them. It's more to the coastline. Vitoria is one of the options."

Vitoria, renowned by Brazilians for its chocolate factory and sports fishing - but not for its tourism - is located about 500km northeast of Rio and has a population of 380,000.

The choice marks a stark contrast from England, which has already booked a luxurious five-star hotel on Rio's iconic Copacabana beach, despite not having yet qualified.

"I don't like big cities when it comes to a major tournament because we need to keep focused and don't want too many distractions," Osieck said.

"Brazil is a very lively country and full of distractions. I must make sure that we keep our focus and that we are a bit isolated from the major traffic. I have a very clear idea of where we want to go and what we want to do."

Vitoria has impressed the FFA due to its modern infrastructure and airport in close proximity. The city will also not stage any World Cup games, meaning hordes of fans are unlikely to disturb the Socceroos' peace.

One negative factor could be its average temperature of 27C during the World Cup period.

The FFA will make a final choice on the location in the days following the tournament draw on December 6.

Socceroos trainingSource:AFP

The decision promises to be more complex than at other World Cups, owing to the country's size, varied climate and logistical limitations.

Brazil has 12 World Cup host cities. Crisp winters in the southern cities of Curitiba and Porto Alegre offer a stark contrast in climate to the steamy northern outpost of Manaus, more than 4000km away.

"First of all we need to have decent conditions to train," Osieck said. "When you have a camp in a climatically difficult area you have to reduce training time and even skip training because of conditions that are not ideal.

"I would prefer to have decent conditions for a good quality preparation. We have to travel to venues anyway. Why should we overload ourselves in preparation already and kill ourselves?"

The Socceroos will take a 23-man squad to the South American nation and and expected support crew of 22.

Among them will be medical staff, coaches, a communications team, administration employees and a cook.

Osieck said he was still not sure when the team would arrive, but guaranteed it would be more than a week before the tournament begins.

"The next step is to wait for the draw so that we get clarification of our venues," Osieck said.

"I think we should go a bit earlier to Brazil - not one week before. That would be not enough.

"I can see it (the effects) now. The long trip and the time it has taken to adapt has been quite significant. It concerns the entire group because according to tradition we are going to have a farewell game in Australia so the entire squad will be assembled there and travel together. "